Vulcan forges metal chains while Venus sleeps. Engraving by Antonio Salamanca after G.F. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

Venus pulling a thorn from her foot in an elaborate rural setting, a rabbit accompanies her. Engraving by M. Dente, 1516, after Raphael.

An old man with a beard in a walking frame with an hourglass; representing lifelong learning. Engraving by A. Salamanca, 1538.

A winged figure of Death stands in front of a recumbent skeleton and tears out the pages of a book while a crowd of people watch him. Engraving by M. Dente (Marco da Ravenna), 152-, after Rosso Fiorentino and/or B. Bandinelli.

A censer supported by a column, held by female figures. Engraving by Marcantonio Raimondi after Raphael.

The story of Cupid and Psyche: inside the palace, Psyche, shown five times, is undressed, bathed, anointed, dried and laid to bed by invisible nymphs. Engraving by Agostino Veneziano, 15--, after M. Coxie, 153-.

A winged figure of Death stands in front of a prostrate skeleton and tears out the pages of a book while a crowd of people watch him. Etching by Marco Dente (Marco da Ravenna) after Baccio Bandinelli.

Historia de la composicion del cuerpo humano / Escrita por loan de Valuerde de Hamusco.

Anatomia del corpo humano / composta per M. Giouan Valuerde di Hamusco, & da luy con molte figure di rame, et eruditi discorsi in luce mandata.

HAMUSCO: Anatomia del corpo humano composts

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